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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang jumped into the controversy over the racist comments by a new Saturday Night Live hire, calling them “cheap shots.” Yang, a Taiwanese-American candidate, tweeted directly to comedian Shane Gillis, writing, “Shane — I prefer comedy that makes people think and doesn’t take cheap shots. But I’m happy to sit…… MORE

Bernie Sanders has led the charge for “Medicare for All” and has railed against the current health care system in the United States. But a deeply personal moment on the campaign trail Friday spoke to how much the issue of affordable health care affects Americans. Fresh from the Democratic debate, the Vermont senator began his…… MORE

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announced highlights of his national housing plan during a speech Saturday, emphasizing renter protections and investments in affordable housing. The plan will cost approximately $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, the Vermont independent said during a speech in Las Vegas, acknowledging that it is “expensive.” Sanders said he…… MORE

If Lil Wayne misses one more show, he’ll have himself a 3 Peat. The rapper tweeted that he would be backing out of Saturday’s scheduled tour stop with blink-182 in St. Louis, Missouri, saying that he was kicked out of the Ritz-Carlton hotel and that police had gotten involved. The Clayton Police Department said, however,…… MORE

A 3-year-old girl lit up her Wisconsin community after she donated hundreds of dollars to her local police department’s K9 division, all through the power of lemonade. It started out as just a way to keep a little girl busy. Molly Stephens was hosting a three-day yard sale at her home in Germantown, and needed…… MORE

A woman and a girl were injured in a shooting at a youth football game in Fort Worth, Texas, a police spokesman said. A group of parents had been arguing Saturday at the game near Eastern Hills Elementary School when the son of one of the parents arrived with a handgun and opened fire, said…… MORE

The Toronto Raptors are making history once again. In June, they became the first Canadian team to win an NBA Championship. This week, they became the first team to sell a branded hijab, the headscarf worn by many Muslim women. The Raptors unveiled the team-branded Nike Pro Hijab on social media Friday. The hijab, which…… MORE

Seventy-six protesters were arrested Saturday afternoon for blocking traffic in Manhattan, a New York Police Department spokesman said. The demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue to demand the tech company stop allowing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to use their technology, according to a press release from the…… MORE

Director James Gunn has revealed the full list of super villains and anti-heroes cast in his upcoming “The Suicide Squad” movie. Gunn said Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn will be back in the 2021 film along with Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Colonel Rick Flag and Viola Davis, who is also reprising her…… MORE

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pinned the blame on Iran for an attack at a Saudi oil field in a pair of tweets Saturday. Drone strikes on crucial Saudi Arabian oil facilities have disrupted about half of the kingdom’s oil capacity, or 5% of the daily global oil supply, CNN Business reported earlier Saturday. Yemen’s…… MORE